Chinese President Xi Jinping is making the anti-corruption campaign his No 1 mission since he became the general secretary of the ruling the Communist Party.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Jan 14 the fight against corruption was grim and complicated but nevertheless, it had to be solved quickly with "drastic medicine".
China's luxury market, which was growing at least 20 percent a year, is quietly imploding as a result of the ongoing crackdown on corruption.
China's biggest drug distributor says two former executives are the target of a corruption investigation, widening a graft probe that has focused on foreign pharmaceutical makers.
China's military said on Thursday it would tighten controls over the construction and sale of buildings to ensure proper accounting and transparency for all financial transactions as part of a wider government anti-corruption drive.
An intensifying crackdown on corruption in China is a positive development that should be welcomed by companies doing business there, and not be a source of concern, said a senior UN crime-fighting official.